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ANNUAL REPORT 

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For the Year Nineteen 

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PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF 
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ANNUAL REPORT AND MANUAL 



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FOR THE YEAR 



1902-1903 



PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. 



MARSHALL'S PRINTING HOUSE, PARIS. 



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PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 




PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 




A SI<:CTI()N OV Till*: IJHRAKY. 




SUPBRINTIiNDBNT'S OFFICE. 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 5 

Board of School Trustees, 

1902=1903. 

JUDGE W. S. MOORK, - - Term Expires May, 1903 

B. J. BALDWIN, Jr., - - Term Expires May, 1904 

W. F. DULANKY, - - - Term Expires May, 1904 

W. L. BURDETT, - - - Term Expires May, 1904 

E. J. BANKIIliAD, - - - Term Expires May, 1903 

T. G. HENLEY, - - - Term Expires May, 1903 

L V. DicWITT, - - - - Term Expires May, 1903 

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OFFICERS OF THE BOARD: 

JuDciK W. S. MooKK, President 

B. J. Baldwin, Jr., --.-.. Secretary 

T. G. Hknlicy, ....... Treasurer 

J. G. WooTiCN, - - - - - - Superintendent 

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^^ LA NIUNG COMMIT FEES : 

On I'eac/icrs, Course, of Study ^ and Text Books. 
B. J. Baldwin, Jr., 

W. F. DULANKY. 



On Finances., Claims., and Accounts. 

T. G. Hknlky, 

W. L. Burdett. 



On Rules and Grievances. 

W. S. Moore, 

W. L. Burdett. 



Ou School Buildings, Grounds, and Repairs. 

L. J. Bankhead, 

L. V. DeWitt. 



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GRADUATES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. 



CI.ASS OF 1889. 

'•'• Perseverantia Omnia lincit.^' 

Class Tree; — Cedar. 

Daisy F. Barry, Pearl Davis, Roxie E. Henderson, 
L. Joe Moore, Jas. W. Stell. 



CLASS OF 1890. 

'' Vita Sine Liter is Mors Est.''^ ■ 

Tommie H. Black, Minnie Bell McCuistion, 

Alice W. Creswell, May A. Miner, Fannie B. Pyle, 

Hattie W. Griffis, Edna Earl Ridley, 

M. Moss Richardson. 



CLASS OF 1 89 1. 

'■^ Honor ^ not Honors.'''' 

Class Tree:- -Magnolia. 

Ella Biard, Herbert Cameron, Mallie Norris, Eva Reed, 

Josephine Schaf, L,illie Schaf, \J\lta^ Syred, 

Edna Walker. 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. U 

CLASS OF 1892. 

Jennie Boyd, Katie Stell, Corinne Marshall, 

Love Long, Neva Keel, Lillian Fort, Eddie Lou Bobo, Fannie 

Crook, Alice Henley, Mollie Biard, Adelia Bailey, 

Bulah Johnson, Lala Tompkins, Nellie Walker, 

Blanche Murrell Brooks Fort. 



CLASS OF 1893. 

Golden Alexander, Wm. H. Atkinson, Miller D. Bryson. 

Olia L. Collier, John T. Duvall, Jennie Henderson, Hugh P. 

Massenburg, Jennie McCoraas, Lena McGaughey, 

Fraukie Ritchie, Lula Rotherum, 

Berto Vanzant. 



CLASS OF 1S94. 

Annie Adelia Bates, Herbert Hurst Bettes, John Ewell 

Bryant. Helen Bennett, Gertrude Temple Drummond, Daniel 

Perry Johnson, Minnie C. Little, Myrtie Miller, Jas. Otto 

Richardson, Sam T. Saunders, Alberta Scales, Mattie E. 

Stell, Florence Alline Tinnin, Nellie Eliza White, 

Frederick Argyle Wynne. 



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CLASS OF 1895. 

Annie M. Warlick, Minnie Elliott, Edna Minton, 

Grace Manton, Willie Rutherford, Lizzie Bankhead, Bessie 

Waters, Mattie Biard, Hattie Cox, Abbie Johnston, 

Bird Dohoney, James Daly, Will Gorhaiu, 

Jap Crook, Will Griffis. 

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CLASS OF 1896. 

Nettie Westerman, Mary Thompson, Nellie Fort, 

Annie Brents, Emma Bettes, Gussie Henderson, Jattie Wood, 

Jessie White, Asa Jewitt, Fred Miner, Lottie Mayo, 

Emma Tinnin, Clara Elliott, Floy Dulaney, Maggie 

Jewitt, Wm. Oscar Simmons, Blewett 

Barnes, Sue Hale, 

Edith Creswell, Lucca Snell, Emma Moore, Joe Fenet, 

Frank Barry, Fred Turner, Zinnah Redus, Alice Nash, Maud 

Shipe, Minnie Dodson, Nellie Lee, Annie McCaslain, 

Leon Cameron, Harry Shumaker, Minute 

Albright, Cora Bowen, Walter Murray. 



Paris public schools. 



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CLASS OF 1897. — SCIENTIFIC. 

V^ita non facta ex adulationc souiniorian sed petisis incitatitibus 
antmuiii. 

Phoebe Billingsley, Carrie Cunningham, Will E. Jones, 
Jonnie Jennings, Will Aikin, Will O.Jones, 

Warren Alexander. 



Bessie Ridley, 
Verda Dean, * 
Maud Edwards, 
Bernard Sims, 
Katie Warlick, 
Edna Creswell, 
Beulah Ledger, 



CLASSICAI,. 

Emma Rotherum, 
Annie Devlin, 
Marie Barton, 
Belle Schaf, 
Myra Shelton, 
Bell Miner, 
Herman Deaton, 



Sallie Justiss, 
Emma Scales, 
Blaine Russell, 
Alice Ritchie, 
Willie Collier, 
May Belle Hill, 
Homer McCrummen. 



CLASSICAI. AND SCIENTIFIC. 

Fannie Chester. 



CLASS OF 189S. — SCIENTIFIC. 

Ethel Colgate, Willie Humphries, 

Tinnie Harold, Milton Webster. 

CLASSICAL. 

Nannie Bates, 
Pinkie Clark, 
June Hannah, 
Lizzie Jones, 
Ada McClellan. 



Chas. Bankhead, 

Irene Chester, 

Bertha Gorham, 

Warner Hill, 

Herbert Meyer, 

Sallie Seckle, 
Chester Smith, 



Edith Black, 
Walter Dulaney 
Vera Hill, 
Clara Jones, 
Ruth Nash, 

Ethel Snow, 

Tom Scott. 



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CI.ASS OV iSgg. — SCIENTIFIC. 



Zulu Black, 
Annie Daly, 
Giissie Griflis, 
Will llubhanl, 
Will Scott, 



Jack Hankhead, 

Will Chisum. 

Katie Feeser, 

Flora Hunt, 

liessie Marynian, 

Minnie Morris, 

Nina Simmons, 

F^thel Thompson, 
Margie Webster, 



May Bobo, 
Grace Fall, 
Bonnie Goodgion, 
Roy McClellan, 
Julia vSmith, 

Cl.AvSSlCAI^. 

Joe Bettes, 
Kemp Dargan, 
Anna Hubert, 
Nita llogue, 
Mary Manton, 
Mary Odeneal, 
Zana Snell, 



Clyde Cabaniss, 
Kdna Fitch, 
Cora Goodgion, 
Effie Rodgers, 
Glenna York. 

L,ibbie Breneman, 
Irene Duncan, 
Mamie Hubert, 
Olliewood Johnson, 
Wilburn McReynold.s 
F<nuua vShanklin, 
Hugh Tinnin, 

Charles Walker, 

Nannie Wyley. 



Walter Jennings, 
FySsie W^allace, 
Arthur Miller, 
Ainiie Justiss, 

George Baker, 



CLASS OK 1900. — SCIICNTIFIC. 

Vieve Melton, Mattie Owen, 

Rena Jones, Kittie Keel, 

Nell Stephens, Waller Wood, 

Josie vSpeairs, Joe Clark. 

CLASSICAL. 

lyUcile Denton, 



Birdie Adelia Griner Minnie Hathaway 
Cecil e McCrununen, Minnie Schwarz 



Mamie Howard, 
FVeddie Dolman, 
Berta Hudson, 
lyois Waters, 

I^ucile Kelly, 



Joe Chester, 
lyUra (^iramly, 
I'Mna Leavell, 
F:irie Yates, 



Kate Failor, 
Henry House, 
Bessie Wightman, 
Wni. J. Barton, Jr., 
Clara Hari)er, 
Beulah Pier.sotL 
Minnie Aikin, 
Maude Nance. 



CLASSICAL AND SCII':N'riKIC. 

Harvey Black. 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



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CLASS OF I901. — SCIENTIFIC. 

Eugene Alexander, Gatlin Boothe, Iva Branie, 



Ivory Lewis, 
Jap Reed, 

Tomraie Allgood, 
Gooley Burcham, 
Marian Grigsby, 
Myrtle House, 
Mabel Long, 
Clara McReynolds, 
James Record, 
Ralph Speairs, 



Arden Crawford, 
Mable Stillniaker 

CLAvSSICAL. 
Thos. Allen, 
Lewis Craigo, 
Trannie Gose, 
Lida Jack, 
Addie Lowman, 
Gunnel 1 Moore, 
Mamie Rees, 
Mamie Smith, 

CLASSICAL AND SCIENTIFIC. 

Carl Dickenson, Felix Webster 



Mattie Long, 
Burnett Tinnin. 

Mabel Bedford, 
Helen Edwards, 
Martha Hamilton, 
Mattie Justiss, 
Beula Lowrance, 
Vera Pettus, 
Birdie Sims, 
Ora Zethr^eus. 



Herman Brosius, 

Lettie Graves, 

Robt. Pender, 

Emma Conway, 

Irene Miller, 
Torn Sansing, 



CLASS OF 1902. — SCIENTIFIC. 

Maude Myrtle Clark, Stanley J. Dulaney, 
Berta Huddle, Irma Hazel Nosker, 

Cora Shelton, Crossland Brosius, 

Hannah R. Feeser, Emily George, 

Cora Estelle Patrick, 

David F. Tinnin. 



Kate C. Bonner, 
Fannie Henley, 
Ivy Pearson, 



CLASSICAL. 
Belle Dnvall, Mamie Felts, 

Beryl Johnson, Jessie P. McCormick, 

Mary Ella Ragland, ICrma lone Simmons, 
P'lorence A. Walker, Jennie W. White, Ora Yates. 
Clyde Cors, Eunice P'ooshee, Bonnie Gullick, 

Mary ll. Hubbard, Ro.scoe McClure, Pattie Odeneal, 
Eula Pier.son, Adair Monroe Taylor, 

Georgia Walker, Fannie May White. 

CLASSICAL AND SCIENTIFIC. 

Jessie Caviness, Merle Mable Moffatt, Charlie Rogers. 



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ENROLLM 


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Boys. 


Girls. 


Total. 










High School. 














Senior, 


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42 


51 






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44 


67 






Junior, 


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50 


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15 


32 






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14 


22 






Sixth Grade, 


9 


12 


21 






Fifth Grade, 


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17 


29 






Fourth Grade, 


25 


22 


47 






Third Grade, 


27 


26 


53 






Second Grade, 


15 


23 


38 






First Grade, 


46 


40 


86— 


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Second Ward. 














Eighth Grade, 


3 


14 


17 






Seventh Grade, 


1 1 


24 


35 






Sixth Grade, 


21 


35 


56 






Fifth Grade. 


10 


19 


29 






Fourth Grade, 


19 


17 


36 






Third Grade, 


24 


25 


49 






Second Grade, 


17 


27 


44 






First Grade, 


44 


42 


86 — 


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Third Ward. 














Eighth Grade, 


8 


14 


22 






vSeventh Grade, 


14 


16 


30 






Sixth Grade, 


14 


23 


37 






Fifth Grade, 


16 


27 


43 






Fourth Grade, 


24 


23 


47 






Third Grade, 


29 


37 


66 






Second Grade, 


34 


40 


74 






First Grade, 


43 


.55 


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Fourth Ward. 














Eighth Grade, 


10 


26 


36 






Seventh Grade, 


15 


17 


32 






Sixth Grade, 


12 


21 


33 






Fifth Grade, 


27 


25 


52 






Fourth Grade, 


24 


25 


49 






Third Grade, 


27 


35 


62 






Second Grade, 


28 


22 


50 






First Grade, 


41 


39 


80 — 


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ENROLLMENT —Continued. 



Provine Street. 



Campbell Street 



COLORED SCHOOL.S. 






Boys. 


Girls. Total. 


et. 

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7 


19 26 


Eighth Grade, 


5 


10 15 


Seventh Grade, 


5 


19 24 


Sixth Grade, 


15 


16 31 


Fifth Grade, 


I 2 


37 49 


Fourth Grade, 


•5 


37 52 


Third Grade, 


42 


35 77 


Second Grade, 


45 


42 87 


First Grade, 


73 


T 1 "^ '^ 1 r 


142 215 


eet. 

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3 


4 7 


Sixth Grade, 


3 


14 15 


Fifth Grade, 


4 


6 10 


Fourth Grade, 


H 


13 27 


Third Grade, 


5 


14 19 


Second Grade, 


21 


26 47 


First Grade, 


46 


41 87 : 


RECAriTULATlON. 




High School, - 


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196 


First Ward, 


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322 


Second Ward, 


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351 


Third Ward, 


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- 417 


Fourth Ward, - 


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394 


Total white. 


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Provine Street, (col.) 


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576 


Campbell Street, (col.) 


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212 


Total colored. 


788 


Total both, 


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576 



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GENERAL STATISTICS. 



Population of city, (1902) and suburbs, 
Assessed valuation of property, inside corporation, 
(1901) ------- 

City tax for school purposes, - - ' - 

City tax for all other purposes, . . . - 

State and county tax, ------ 

Legal school age — state, - - - - - 

Legal school age — city, ------ 

Scholastic population state age, white, 
Scholastic population state age, colored. 

Scholastic population state age, both, 

Total enrollnient, white, . . - - - 

Total enrollment! colored, . - . - 

Total enrollment, . . - - 



I7i502 

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$1.00 

8173c. 

8—17 

6—18 

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1680 

788 

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SCHOOL PROPERTY, ESTIMATED VALUE. 




Sites, 


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Buildings, 


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60,000.00 


Furniture, 


- 


. 


3,000 00 


Library and 


Apparatus, 
Total, - 




2,500.00 




$110,500.00 






TEACHERS. 




White, 


Male, 5. 


Female, 36. 


Total, 43 


Colored, 


Male, 3. 
Total both, 


Female, 10. 


Total, 13 




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PAA'/S PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 25 



COURSB OF STUDY. 



Primary Department. 

IMKST CkAl)]';. 

The IvUiiHiits of Kciidiii^ and Spellinj>", tlu- Alpliahel, Writing, 
Arithmetic, vSinging, Drawing" and Ohjuct Ia'Ssohs. 

Reading. — iMrst term, teachfrom the board, cliartsand Primer; 
second term, from Holmes' First Reader, supplemented by other 
iMrst Readers fnMu library or by purchase of class. Have chil- 
dren to tell orally the contents of I^essons in Reader. 

Spelling. — All words occurring in all lessons; oral elements; 
pronunciatif)n. 

Writing — Correct form of all letters in script; how to join 
in words; proper spaces between words in a sentence; Tracing 
Copy Hook No. I. 

Arithmetic — First term, rely on objects and numeral frame 
to give true notation of number, addition; Arabic notation, three 
orders. 

Language —Oral. 

Geography — Oral. 

Singing and Calisthenics. 

Drawing — Drawing from the black board and use card No. 1 . 

Object Lessons I.es.sons on the dimensions, properties, and 
(jualitiesOf things. Memory gems supplied by teacher. 

Uearn coins; pint, (juart, gallon; intdi, foot, yard; tlay, 
week, month, >'c-ar; time- of day, etc. 

SECOND GRADK. 

Reading — Holmes' vSecond Reader, supplemented by other 
^c-cond Readers. 

Spelling —All words in all lessons. 

Numbers. — Adding, substiacting, niultii)lying and dividing 



26 PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOL S. 

numbers from i to loo. The multiplication table learned through 
the 6's. 

Language. — Taught from Reader, and orally. 

Geography.— Oral. 

Singing and Calisthenics. 

Drawing —Card No. i. 

Writing. — Tracing Copy Book Nos. 2 and 3. 

THIRD GRADE. 

Reading. — Second Reader continued; Holmes' Third. 

Spelling, — All words in all lessons. Swinton's Word Primer, 

Arithmetic. — Milne's Elementary, addition and subtraction, 
multiplication and short division to be thoroughly understood, 
multiplication and division tables to be known well. 

Language. — Our Mother Tongue, Part i, half through the 
book, and to be supplemented by teacher. 

Physiology —Blaisdell's First Book, (first term). 

Geography. — Mauring's Elementary, through United States, 
(second term). Special attention to Texas. 

Singing and Calisthenics. 

Drawing.— Card No. 2. 

Writing.— Copy Book No. i. 

FOURTH GRADE. 

Reading.— Third Reader, Holmes' Fourth. 

Spelling. — All words in all lessons. Reed's Word Lessons. 

Arithmetic. — Milne's Elementary. Study for accuracy and 
quickness in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division ; 
special attention to long division. 

Language. — Our Mother Tongue, Part i, completed, supple- 
mented by teacher. 

Geography. — Maury's E^lementary, through Europe, supple- 
mented with exercises by teacher. 

Drawing.— Card No. 3. 

Writing.— Copy Book No. 2. 

Singing and Calisthenics. 



PARIS PUBLI C SCHOOLS. 27 

Grammar School Department. 

FIFTH GRADE. 

Reading. — Fourth Reader; supplemental work, Life of Lee. 

Spelling. — Reed's Word Lessons. 

Arithmetic. — Wentworth's; Robinson's Intellectual. 

Language. — Reed and Kellogg's Graded Lessons, to Part 2d. 

Geography. — Maury's Elementary, completed and reviewed. 

Drawing. — Card No. 4. 

Writing.— Copy Book No. 3. 

SIXTH GRADE. 

Reading. — American Classics; Life of Jackson, etc. 
Spelling. — Reed's Word Lessons. 

Arithmetic. — Wentworth's Grammar School to percentage ; 
Robinson's Intellectual. 

Language. — Composition; Butler's Grammar ; (Etymology.) 
History of the United States. — Hansell's Primary. 
Geography — Wentworth's Grammar School, (second term). 
Drawing — Cards 3 and 4. 
Writing — Copy Book 3 and 4. 

SEVENTH GRADE. 

Reading — History of Texas, Selections. 

Spelling — Reed's Word Lessons. 

Arithmetic. — Wentworth's Grammar School; Denominated 
numbers reviewed ; Percentage; Robinson's Intellectual to Pro- 
miscuous Examples. 

Grammar. — Butler; syntax and parsing. 

Geography. — Maury's Grammar School. 

Drawing. — Book 5. 

Writing — Copy Books 5 and 6. 



28 PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOL S. 

TEXT BOOKS. 

Readers.— Holmes; Selected. 

Spellers.— Swinton's Word Primer. Reed's Word Book. 

Arithmetics.— Robinson's Intellectual Arithmetic; Milne's 
New Elementary Arithmetic; Wentworth's Grammar School. 

Geography. — Maury's Elementary ; Maury's Grammar 
School. 

Languiage.- Our Mother Tongue, Part i ; Reed and Kel- 
logg's Graded Lessons. 

Grammar — Butler's Grammar; Reed and Kellogg's Higher 
Lessons. 

History. — Hansell's Primary. 

Physiology — Blaisdel. 

History of Texas. — Pennebacker. 

Copy Book.— Zaner, Webb and Ware. 

Drawing —Webb and Ware. 
High School. See Course of Study for High School. 



Note. — Some of the text books are not given, inasmuch as 
the selected classics will be varied from year to 3^ear. Futher- 
more the supplementary readers will be left, in a measure, to the 
classes, teachers and parents, while we hope to make some sur- 
plies from the library. 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 29 

PROGRAM OF THE GRADUATING CLASS. 



Peterson's Theater, June Znd, 1902. 

1. Chorus. 

2. Invocation, Rev. G. Lyle Smith 

3 Music — Piano, - - - - Misses Sansiug and Mi41er 

4. Salutator}^ - Miss Clyde Cors 

5. Music — Vocal Solo, - - - . Miss Maude Clark 

6. Class Essay — "The Incorrigible Growler," 

Miss Krma Simmons 

7. Music — Violin, Miss Hazel Nosker 

8. Class Paper, Miss Jennie White 

9. Music — Piano, ----- Miss Clara Rice 

10. Class History, ----- Miss Ora Yates 

11. Music, Chorus 

12. Class Poem, - Miss Kate Bonner 

13. Music — Violin, Miss Clyde Cors 

14. Class Will, Miss Pearl McCormick 

15. Music — Spanish Song, - - Misses Clark and White 

16. Presentation of Class Picture, - - Miss Adair Taylor 

17. Music — Piano, ----- Miss Ruby Read 

18. Presentation of Awards, Medals and Diplomas. 

19. Music, ------- German Chorus 

20. Valedictory to the School, - - Miss Mary Hubbard 

21. Music — Violin, ----- Miss Annie Hodges 

22. Valedictory to the Class, - - - Miss Mamie Felts 

23. Music, - Chorus 

24. Benediction, ------ Rev. R. C. Pender 



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PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



To the Public. 

This report of the condition of your Public Schools is be- 
fore you for consideration. We hope that the labor and expense 
of preparing this report have not been in vain. It remains for 
you to study it and become familiar with the regulations pertain- 
ing to the education of your children. Unless parents become 
to some extent interested in the efforts of the teacher, his work 
must indeed be a hard one. 

This is my tenth session as the Superintendent of the Paris 
Public Schools, and it gives me much pleasure and satisfaction to 
state that they have been steadily improving year after year. 

Ten years ago thirty-one teachers were employed ; now 
there are fifty-six. Ten years ago there were three School build- 
ings in the whole city ; now there seven, be.-.ides the commodious 
one in West Paris, and the one under construction in East Paris. 
If we add to our corps, the teachers of those two suburbs, the 
teachers force has been more than doubled. I consider this a 
good showing for the school interests of the city. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS. 

You will notice no formal reports of committees in this re- 
port. I may incidentally mention that the Committee on P'inance, 
Claims and Accounts, has managed the 6nances as economicall}' 
as possible, and allowed no accounts that were not just. They 
can report the city .school fund out of debt, money in the treas- 
ury, and school warrants always at par. 

The work of the Committee on Teachers, Course of Study, 
and Text Books, may be seen at other places in this report. A 
list of the teachers is given, the course of study has been 
strengthened at every weak point, and the Text Books have not 
been changed for eleven years, except of course, where books 
have proven themselves unsuited to the wants of the children or 
behind the times in dealing with Uie subjects to be taught. This 
committee has guarded the interests of pupils and parents, and 



32 ■ PA RIS PUBL IC S CHO PL S. 

at no time has it permitted an undue'outlay of money in useless 
or unnecessary Text Books. 

The work of the Committee on School Property, Repairs 
and Insurance, can be seen by any one who will take it upon 
himself to visit the various school buildipgs in the city. The 
committee has not spent money lavishly, but has used it to house 
comfortably the children of the city ; and while our school build- 
ings may not present as handsome an exterior as those of many 
cities, the interior will be found equal to most of the very best. 

The committee believes in keeping school property in 
thorough repair, and to this end has done much work this year. 
Further notice of its work will be made under the mention of the 
different school buildings. 

The Committee on Grievance and Complaints has not had 
anything to report for nine years. 

In getting up the data for this report, it was necessary to 
search the records for the names of the committee. No one 
knew who composed it. 

TEACHERS. 

By reference to the list of teacher.^, you will notice that Tex- 
as has a fair representation. 

In the white schools are forty-three teachers. All but two 
regard Texas as their home, and of this number twenty-five are 
graduates of the High School. 

In the colored schools are thirteen teachers, all of whom re- 
gard Texas as their home. Five of them are graduates of the 
colored High School. 

I make mention of these facts to show that we have confi- 
dence in our own work. I feel sure that no other city in the 
South can equal us in the representation we have given to our 
own people and to our own graduates. I hope every one in the 
city may consider this. Nor should anyone expect upon gradu- 
ation, that .she is entitled to a place in the schools. More age 
and a more extensive course of study are necessary for anyone 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 33 

who desires to succeed in the profession. If you enter the school 
room as a professional teacher, you must first prepare yourself. 
The responsibility is too great and the work too serious to be 
looked upon lightly. Too many of our young ladies enter the 
school-room without the necessary preparation and the requisite 
appreciation of the duties that devolve upon them. The teaching 
of an immortal mind is a serious thing and the responsibility of 
the task can be equaled by that of no other profession. Too 
often a desire for social functions and the frivolities of fashiona- 
ble life causes the teacher to lose sight of her own school room. 
The demands of society are not to be denied, we must grant, but 
the teacher cannot afford to be overcome by them. 

It is right and commendable for teachers to mingle in polite 
society — and they can do this without becoming slaves to it---but 
when desire to shine in social affairs absorb the whole being, 
school life with its duties is shut out. 

Of all people in a community the teacher must be the most 
conservative. 

I desire to bear testimony to the energy and faithfulness of 
our teachers. While all have not been equally successful, they 
have had the spirit and willingness to do the best in their power. 
They have gladly accepted all suggestions and have endeavored 
to carry them out. The teacher's office is a very delicate one, 
and all parents should appreciate this fact. It is also a difficult 
one to fill ; for, besides a full and complete knowledge of all sub- 
jects taught in her grade, she must know more than what is to 
be found in Text Books. We too frequently lose sight of the 
fact that general culture is as necessary in a teacher as mere 
knowledge. In truth, the real teacher must possess many desir- 
able characteristics, among which I note : 

1. A desire for steady and regular improvement. 

2. Good health, energy and ambition to excel. 

3. Good judgment and pleasant manners, that she may sat- 
isfactorily decide many differences that arise in connection with 
the school. 



34 PA/^/S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



4. Tact — tlie ability to carry out her ])iirpose.s and secure 
her wishes ])leasantly, without arousinj^ antaj^onisin. 

5. Patience — not the apathy oi" indilTerence — hut tlie ^ood- 
huniored tMuhnaiK-e of school trials, and a i)ainslakin}^ effort to 
gel the best results. 

(k I/)ve and sympathy for children and a faculty to inter- 
est them. 

7. A])tness for iniparlini; and ])owcr to stinudale Ihonj^ht. 
S. ImiII of illustrations, sectu'ed by extensi\c readin*^. 

9. A (piick mind and one that understands human nature. 

10. Able to SCI- a child's dilliculties, look at tlu-m iVom the 
stan(l])oint of the child and remove them at once. 

11. vSelf-coutrol and power to control pupils by kindness, 
frankness and fair dealing, thus retaining their respect and cou- 
fideuce. 

12. High conception of the value of character, teaching di- 
rectly the precepts of morality, kindness and nobleness, but in 
all, showing herself a model for imitation. 

13. Progressive conserxatisui — -not clinging to old methods 
because they are old, nor taking hold too eagerly of the new, be- 
cause they are new. Not changing merely for the sake of change, 
but progressive enough not to reject what is really valuable. It 
is difficult, I am aware, to lind teachers possessing all these qual- 
ifications, but they can be fouiul, and we are steadily advancing 
along this line. I ho]K' the lioard will never allow any consider- 
ation to come into compclilion with /iti/rss in sc-lccting teachers 
for our schools. 

CONDUCT OI' l'l!l'II„S. 

When we lake into consideration tlie number of jMipils in 
the x'arious schools of the iMly — good, bad and indifferent — we 
must commend their general good behavior. The majority— in 
fact nearly all the pupils — resjiect the authority of the .school. 
Where there is an exception, it will be found in those homes in 
which ])arcnts t;d-:e no notice of their boy.s and suffer them to run 
at large throughout the city at all hours of the day and night ; 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 35 

or it will be found in those homes where parents through ignor- 
ance or innate meanness use ever}' chance to break down the in- 
fluence of the teacher in charge of their children. In either in- 
stance the teacher can't expect to be of much service to such 
children. We can't expect perfection in the school-rooms nor in 
the deportment of children. No right thinking man or woman 
looks for such ; for human nature realizes that children will be 
children. Nevertheless, ever and anon we find some -parents 
wdio have never discovered that their children are not absolutely 
perfect. If anybody has made a mistake — it is the teacher al- 
ways and not their child. It is noticeable that those children 
who have been attending our schools for some time, who have 
been taught obedience to .school authority from the first, and 
whose parents are strong instrumentalities in causing them to 
obey school law and to show the proper respect to teachers — 
never give any trouble at school or on the way there. 

REPORTS. 

Besides the daily visits of the Superintendent a report is 
made at the clo.se of each day as to the condition of the schools. 
Every building is connected with his ofilce by telephone, thus en- 
abling him to know at any moment if his presence is needed. 

The system of reports for pupils has been in use for years, 
and while it may be somewhat troublesome to the teacher to pre- 
pare the monthly standing of the pupils, yet it must be done. 
The aim of these reports is to give the parent a truthful status of 
the pupil. The teacher who grades too high or works merely to 
please pupil or parent, is unworlhy of being called a teacher, and 
whenever the Superintendent suspects such a thing in the future, 
he will take charge of the pupils, give them a thorough examin- 
ation, and grade them accordingly. Each month, especially in 
the upper grades, a few pupils become dis.satisfied with their 
grades. The only remedy that can be applied, will be to give 
such pupils an examination on the whole month's work and 
mark them accordingly. This will be done by the Superintend- 
ent in the future. 



36 PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

I hope parents will pay regard to their children's reports 
each month, sign them themselves and return them as soon as 
possible to the teachers. 

If the report is not as good as expected, don't blame the 
teacher ; she was there all the time and knows more about it than 
you do ; don't blame the child either — for it may be that the lit- 
tle one has done the best he could. A kind word and a hope 
from the parent will do more to raise the report the next month 
than all the scolaing anyone can administer. 

EXAMINATIONS. 

Examinations shall be held twice a year, the intermediate 
about the last of January and the final, at the close of the session. 

Those whose studies and deportment average 90 per cent, 
and who have not been absent from school more than two days 
in any one month, will be exempt from examination. 

Those who do not make the required average in the axamin- 
ations, or who fail to stand them at all, will not be promoted un- 
til the examinations have been stood and the rec^uired average 
made. 

Besides the regular examinations, regular written reviews 
must be held, and from these no one is exempt. 

THE HIGH SCHOOL. 

It is with pardonable pride that we commend this school to 
all boys and girls who seek either a liberal education or a prepar- 
ation for university work. The school is affiliated with nearly 
all the Southern Universities and with many colleges all over the 
United States. Ttie work is thorough and comprehensive. By 
reference to the course of study one can see what is offered to the 
student. 

Beginning with the present session, there will be hereafter 
four regular grades or years in the High School. The grammar 
grades will close with the seventh, while the eighth will be re- 
garded by the old college name of Freshman. 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 37 

The work is arranged according to the department plan, and 
each teacher is a specialist. 

The building has been repaired and enlarged. There are 
two large study halls ; in one of which will be seated the Fresh- 
men and Sophomores ; and in the other, the Juniors and Seniors. 
Seven large class rooms conveniently near the halls will be used 
for recitations, thus enabling those not reciting, to study without 
being annoyed. 

Electric bells announce all changes of classes. Everyone 
should feel proud of the Paris High School, for its graduates 
have taken high positions in the best universities of the United 
States and have sustained themselves with honor. 

While the building is not first-class, it is comfortable and will 
meet the demands for a few years, when it is hoped a new build- 
ing with all modern conveniences will be erected. The grounds 
are being put in good condition, and in a few years they will be 
the prettiest in the city. Shade and ornamental trees, nice walks, 
rustic seats, beautiful grass swards and refreshing fountains will 
make them a favorite place for our citizens to spend a pleasant 
evening. 

FIRST WARD GRADED SCHOOL. 

This building was formally Paris Female College. The 
trustees bought it two years ago and it has been arranged for 
graded school work. It is well suited for a ward school and will 
accommodate the pupils of the First Ward for years to come. 
The building was intended to be heated with a furnace and one 
should be placed in it as soon as possible. 

The grounds are large and pretty, giving ample room for the 
games of the children. 

The Board certainly made a bargain in procuring this prop- 
erty. It is in good condition, though the woodwork needs a coat 
of paint, The fences are all new and well built. 



3« /'Ah'/s run/jc scf/oo/.s. 



si'X'oNi) wAKi) (;kai)i<:i) sciioot, 

'l*liis huildiii^^ \v;is cTc-clrd eij^lit years aj^o, and allh()lij;h 
made of wood, is our of llii- most coinfortahir and lusl arranged 
houses we have. It is now in (irsl chiss eondition. In a year or 
two, however, it should \)c repajjrred. 

The fences are all new and well built. 

The siUialion is j^Dod for llie children of the waid. 
T 1 1 1 K I ) w \ K I ) < '. \i A I ) I{ I ) .SCI I ()( ) I,. 

This huildinj.; is nothini.; inoic than "( )ld Cirahain," and is 
now till- oldest school huildine, in the cil\' unless it is the llij^h 
School. 

It is laij;i' and i-oinfoi t;d)!c, l>ut the inside looks nuuh hitter 
than 1 he outside. 

The hrick aie r.-dlur rou,i;li. II two coats of red ])ainl were 
applied, the liuildini,; would appear \ery nuuh inipioxcd. In 
laet it would hcl|) so much it ou^hl to \)v done. This old Imild- 
in^ has done a j^iiid deal for I'aiisand in its old ai;c it should 
not suiter the moi t ifKaliou of looking woi.se than any other 
school jiuddinr, in the i'it\'. 

I'Ol'K'ni WARD CK'ADr;!) Sl-'IIOOI,. 
This huildinj; was elected on Tine I'.lufl sttnl t wo \e;ii s aj^o. 
Il is modern in all its anan^i nicnts ;ind is the most up todate 
.school huildin;- wc ha\c. 1 1 was huilt, likt' the I'iisl W'aid, for 
a Inrnacc, lad none h.is as \v\ been placed in it. There is oidy 
one (W licienc\' about the buildini; the \enl d;it iue, transoms ha\e 
\H\v\ been satisfactoi y in fact thc\' W(.'U' newr fixed li.^hl. 
'i'he laiill was either with thcaichitcct or t he contractor ma\be 
with both. \\'(. liopi- to u nicih' this fnull as soon as possible. 

rkoNiNi'; .s'rKi-:i':'r eoi.oKi'O sciiooi.. 

In this buildiii); are two schools, the rei;ular *;rad(.'d .sc1uh)1 
for the iMrst and h'ourth Wards, and the lli>;h School for the 
coloreil children of the city. I^vciylhinj; is running .Muooth and 



/'AA'/S rUBLlC .SCHOOLS, _39 

the patniMS scciti to he well s.ilislicd. 'I'lu- Utiildiiii; is in ^ood 
coiulitioii, tli()iij;li hardly lai^c enough to arroininodaU- all who 
attnid al ccrUiiii seasons of the year. AiioUki room should he 
addrd. 

c\\Mi'i!i';i,i, s'ruivK'p c'oi.oKi'i) sciiooi,. 

'iMiis htiildiiij; was erected two >ears aj.;<) and is iiilciidid as 
a j^iaded sidiool for tin- Second and 'Phiid Wards. ll is a e.ood 
house and well hiiilt. The school yai'd is lar^c and has nice 
shade tiees. The woi k is pro.nressin}^ nicely. It is hoped that 
Ihe city will extend its watenn.iins close enoni',h to reach this 
school, h)r this is our ^realt'st tronhU- in this poition ol the cil>'. 

Til 1', II IC.II S(.'I1()( )l, 1,1 l'.K,\ K S'. 

It is called tiu- lli^h Seliool l,il)iaiy hecau.se it is located in 
the llii;h vStdiool hnildini;. It heloii^s loall the .schools, and aUN' 
|in]iil iiia\' have access to it. More than that .any i-iti/.eii ol 
Paris is weh-ome. Any responsible |)eison can ha\-e Iree use ol 
this library. Many of the literary clubs of t he city i-onsnit it 
h)r it is tlu' best reference library in Talis and vye wish it 
uiKk'istood that it is for the use of all. 

A librari.in has been ])laced in ehai>;e an<l hereafter she will 
attend to it and be pleased to assist anyone seeking; refereiu-es. 

There are now over two thousand \olnines in theshelvis and 
\\v hope to add at least liye hundred iiioH' b\ .inother yi'ar. In 
this c-oniu'ction would it be wione, lor us to ;isk your assist- 
ance in building up a )^ood libiar\' lor the ehildicn ;iiid eiti/<ns()l 
Paris? We know that your assistance is sought for ni;m\' thiuKS 
dnrinj; the year ; we know that calls for help come thick and last, 
but we arc- willing to take tlu' "ciumbslhal f.dl." II N'on have 
any old books -any volumes at all that are doinj^ no one any ser- 
vice — that are lyinj; around the home and not beinj; read or 
studied, will you not give them to this library ? We will keep 
them for you and allow you to use them and all others we have. 



40 PARIS PUBLIC SCIJOOLS. 



If all the stray books in the city were placed on our shelves, 
what a library we would have ! The children would get the 
benefit, jKc« would get the benefit and thus all class^es would be 
heljied. We have now one of the largest public school libraries 
in the State — we want to have the lanrcst and best. Help us, if 
you can. 

At any rate, come down and make use of what we have. 

TO PARENTS. 

We feel sure that you must be at all times interested in the 
welfare of them. 

Are you as much interested in their educational training as 
you are in their physical wants ? 

You should realize that the true teacher is almo.st, if not al- 
together, as much interested in her pupils as you are in your 
children. We want to do all we can to help the children of this 
city. It is my hope that you will regard the teacher as the true 
friend of your little ones and not their natural enemy. 

If your children are corrected at school, don't imagine that 
it was done because some teacher had a spite at your children. 

Children get this idea sometimes — but you ought to have 
more sense. 

If anything goes wrong with your children in any way, you 
should notify the Superintendent. If you fear any imposition or 
any ill-treatment, you should speak in time. It is much easier 
to prevent than to correct and punish — and it is decidedly more 
pleasant. 

The schools are for your children. Will you not unite with 
the Superintendent and teachers and do your part towards get- 
ting the best results .'' Try at all limes to have an understand- 
ing with the teachers of your little ones and all will go well. Do 
not imagine that teachers are perfect. They make mistakes 
sometimes, just as you do. It would be wrong to condemn one 
without the other. 

Don't press the point too much that your child is perfect at 
all times. People may think otherwise and your child may 
knoiv otherwise, if you don't. Keep your children in school reg- 
ularly, and see that they are at home by the proper time. 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



41 




PKOVIXE STREET COLORED SCHOOL, FOURTH WARD. 



42 



PARIS PUB L/C SCHOOLS ^ 




PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOL.S. 43 



Rules and Regulations 

FOR THE 

Government of the Schools. 



Genkkal Rules. 

1. The Public Schools of the City of Paris, shall be a sys- 
tem of Graded Schools, comprising a High School, Grammar 
Schools, ar.d Primary Schools. 

2. The High School shall comprise four classes ; tlie lowest 
shall be designated the P'reshman Class; the second the Sopho- 
more Class, the third the Junior class, and the highest, the Senior 
Class. The Grammar Schools shall embrace the fifth, sixth and 
seventh grades. The Primary Schools shall comprise the first, 
second, third and fourth grades. 

3. Although the school year extends from September i to 
August 31, the school session shall begin at such time in Sep- 
tember or Octobor ami continue so long as ma)' be determined 
each year by the School Board. 

4. The morning session for all grades shall begin at 8:45 
and close in the High School and Grammar grades at 12 m., in 
the first and second Primaries, at 1 1 130, and in the third and fourth 
Primaries, at 11:45. The afternoon session shall b(gin at i 
p. m. and close at 4 p. m. for High School and Grammar grades, 
and at 8:30 and 9:45, respectively, for the Primaries. But the 
Superintendent is empowered to make such changes from the 
above as the different times of the year would seem to demand for 
the best intere.-t of the schools. 

5. Examinations shall be held in all the schools at iuch 
times as may be advised or recommended by the Superintendent. 
Promotions shall be based on daily recitations, and on written 
and oral examinations ; or any pupil's maintaining an average of 
90 per cent, in studies, conduct and attendance. 



44 PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOL S. 

6. Special promotion may be made at the discretion of the 
Superintendent, at any time, upon the recommendation of the 
teacher of the pupil desiring promotion. 

7. Candidates for graduation from the High School must 
average 75 per cent, in the several studies required for either 
course. A certified .statement that this has been accomplished 
must be presented by the Principal and Superintendent to the 
Board of Trustees before graduation. 

8. The books u.-,ed and studies pursued in all tlie .schools 
shall be such, and only such, as may be authorized by the Board 
of School Trustees. 



Superintendent. 

1. The Surperintendent shall act under the direction of the 
Board of Education and such commmittees as may be appointed 
by the Board, and, in all matters pertaining to the direct man- 
agement of the schools, he shall be their executive officer. 

2. He shall exercise a constant personal supervision over 
all the schools, and shall .see that the rules and regulations are 
understood, and that they are uniformly and faithfully observed 
and executed in all the departments of the schools. 

3. He shall carefullj' observe the teaching and di.scipline of 
the teachers employed in the schools, and shall report to the 
School Committee whenever he shall find a teacher deficient or 
incompetent in the discharge of his or her duties. 

4. He shall hold teachers' meetings and grade meetings at 
such times during the school year as he may deem best, and 
may arrange such programme of exerci-ses for the same as, in 
his judgment, the interest of the schools may require; he shall 
also have the power to call special meetings whenever advisable. 

5. He shall report in writing at the er.d of each month, or 
whenever required by the School Committee, giving a detailed 
statement of the condition of the schools, and recommending for 
their improvement such measures as he may deem advisable. 
He shall also make an annual report. 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 45 

6. He shall prepare the forms necessary for school regis- 
ters, books of record, and blanks for use of teachers, and have 
charge of their distribution. 

7. He shall assign to all teachers their positions in school. 
He shall also have power, with the consent of the Committee on 
Teachers, to make such change in the position of any teacher as 
may be necessary for the interest of the schools, and to suspend 
any teacher for neglect of duty, or for incompetency in the dis- 
charge of his or her duty. 

8. He shall fix the time and prescribe the mode of all ex- 
aminations of pupils for promotion from class to class, and de- 
termine the conditions thereof, so that they may be equal and 
uniform throughout all the schools. In conducting such exam- 
inations, and in ascertaining their results, he may require the aid 
of sutjh teachers as he may call upon for the purpose. 

9. He shall keep himself and the Board informed in regard 
to the school system of other cities, their plans of organization, 
modes of government, methods of instruction, and such other 
matters as may assist the Board to legislate wisely for the highest 
interest of the schools, and to this end, may have leave of ab- 
gence to visit such schools, whenever it may be possible for him 
to do so, without detriment to the schools. 

10. He shall have the power to suspend any pupil for per- 
sistent violation of school regulations, or whenever the exam- 
ple of such pupil is injurious to the school. In such cases he 
shall notify the parents or guardian, and al?!0 the School Commit- 
tee, to whom an appeal may be made. 

11. All grievances or complaints of parents or guardians 
must be made to the Superintendent. 

12. It shall be his duty to supervise and certify to the 
monthly pay rolls of the teachers of all the schools. In addi- 
tion to the above, he shall perform such other duties as may be 
prescribed by the Board of Education. 

13. He shall have control of all school grounds and build- 
ings, both during the session and after it has closed, and shall bs 



46 PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



the trusted servant of the Board in attending to all things needed to 
preserve school property. 

14. He shall not sign, as security, the bond or note of any 
person connected with the schools as teacher or janitor. 



Principals. 

1. In order to secure uniformity in the course of ii struc- 
tion, and in the general management of all the .schools in the 
city, the principals of the different .schools shall be subject to the 
control of the vSuperintendent, and shall be governed by such 
regulations as he may from tinie to time prescribe. 

2. They shall be at their respective buildings from 8 o'clock 
a. m. until all teachers leave; .see that the duties of the jatiitor 
have been properly performed; and, in inclement weather, make 
such provisions for the reception of pupils as may be necessary to 
secure their proper protection. 

3. They shall have charge of all the pupils of their re- 
spective schools on the school grounds before the opening of the 
schools in the morning, during the recesses through the day, 
and after the clo.se of school in the afternoon, and shall see that 
discipline is maintained at all times on and around the .school 
premises. To this end, they may, whenever necessary, call to 
their aid the services of the Superintendent and the teachers of 
their respective schools. 

4. They shall, at the close of each day, furnish the Super- 
intendent full reports of their respective .schools in accordance 
with the forms furnished for that purpose. They shall also, at 
the clo.se of each day, transmit to the Superintendent the reports 
of the teachers of their respective schools, together with a sum- 
mary of the same; and shall also report in writing the ab.seuce 
or tardiness of teachers, the delinquences of the janitors, and 
such other information as may be necessary to enforce a strict 
observance of the regulations of the schools. 

5. They shall have the oversight of their respective build- 
ings and grounds, and report at once to the Superintendent any 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 47 

thing that may require his attention in preserving- the property 
and furniture from injury by pupils. They are responsible to 
the Superintendent for any want of neatness or cleanliness on 
or about the school premises. 

6. They shall, in cases of immediate necessity, and at the 
request of the teachers, render such assistance as may be nec- 
essary to enable teachers to enforce proper discipline, until the 
Superintendent can reach them. 



Teachers. 

1. Teachers are expected to be at their respective rooms 
twenty minutes before the time of opening each daily session, 
and teachers who are not present at the time prescribed shall re- 
port themselves tardy upon a card prepared for the purpose. 

2. Teachers shall attend to the care and reception of pupils 
immediately after assuming charge of their rooms, and such a 
degree of quietude or order shall be maintained at all times, out- 
side of the regular school hours, as shall secure the pupils free- 
dom from interruption in study or in discharge of legitimate 
school work. 

3. They shall exercise a vigilant care over the general con- 
duct and morals of their pupils in the school-room, on the play- 
grounds, and, as far as possible, on their going to and returning 
from school; and all teachers are required to maintain strict order 
and discipline in their class-rooms at all times. Any neglect of 
this requirement shall be considered good cause for dismissal. 

4. They shall endeavor, upon all occasions, to impress upon 
the minds of their pupils the principles underlying true manhood 
and womanhood, ever teaching morality, kindness, magnanimity 
and self-respect. 

5. They shall make preparations for teaching and for hear- 
ing the recitations, in order that they may present subjects in a 
forcible, attractive and practical manner. They shall adopt the 
latest and most improved methods in instruction; they are ex- 
pected to conduct recitations in grammar, arithmetic, geography, 



4« PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 

history, phj'sioloj^y and all such studies, without the text hook 
in hand. 

6. It shall he the duty of teachers to iiis])v.'ct the desks mid 
hooks of ])Ui)ils as often as may he necessary t*) secure the ])roper 
preservation of such; and they shall he held responsihle for the 
I)roi)er keeping of all furniture, maps, charts, and other property 
ot the city, while undc-r their control. 

7. Any teacher ohliged to he ahsent from school, from sick- 
ness or necessity, shall cause immediate notice of such ah.sence to 
be given to the vSuperintendent, who shall appoint all suhstitutes, 

8. Corporal punishment shall never he indicted unless ahso- 
lutely necessary, and in such ca.ses it is always hest to consult the 
Superintendent. 

9. Teachers are expected to keep in close cojnmunicati )n 
with the parents gr guardians of their pupils, visiting and con- 
sulting them whenever practicahle, and especially in cases where 
the deportment or scholarshi[) is unsatisfactory. 

U). liach teacher is re<|uired to keep a register, in which 
shall he recorded the name, age, residence, time of entrance, and 
discharge of each pupil, entered for the first time in the public 
schools, and also the name and occupation of the parent or guard- 
ian; also in addition to the above, a register of the attendance, de- 
portment and scholarship of the pupils shall he kept. 

11. They shall make all reports required, promptly and 
correctly, and shall not be entitled to their salaries until such re- 
ports are duly rendered. 

12. They shall attend regularly and promptly all Teachers' 
Institutes or meetings, called by the Superintendent, and faith- 
fidly perform all duties assignetl them. Any failure to do so, as 
well as all ah.sence and tardine.ss, shall he reported to the School 
Committee by the Superintendent, unless .satisfactorily adjusted 
by him. 

13. The tenure of office of all teachers shall be at the pleas- 
ure of the School Hoard, superior qualifications as to moral char- 
acter, literary attainments, industry, and practical skill being 



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49 



specially regarded in their employment and continuance. They 
shall have the right to resign only when two weeks' notice of 
such intention is given, and the School Board reserves the right 
to dismiss any teacher for violation of rules, unfitness, or incom- 
peiency, at any lime. 

14. They are particularly enjoined to regard the moral and 
social culture of their pupils as not less important than their 
mental discipline. By example and precept they .shall endeavor 
to instill habits of social refinements, not tolerating the u.se of 
coarse or ungrammatical language, or the practice of careless or 
unbecoming attitudes. 

15. They shall acquaint themselves with all rules and regu- 
lations of the school. Compliance with them, and their enforce- 
ment, are a part of the contract they enter into when they agree 
to teach. 

16. For every case of unexcused tardiness the sum of one 
dollar shall be deducted from the monthly salary; and for absence 
from a daily session of the school caused through sickness, one- 
half of the amount due for each day's services shall be deducted, 
provided half pay in such ca.ses be given for not more than five 
days at a time, or five days in any month; during absence from 
other causes, the entire amount due for the time of such absence 
shall be deducted; absence from teachers' meetings, or a failure 
to perlorm assigned duties, shall work the same forfeiture as ab- 
sence from a daily session of the school. A lady teacher marry- 
ing during the school term, or after she has been elected, gives 
the Board cause to declare her position vacant. 



Admission of Pupils, 

I. All children residing within the limits of the city who 
are not .otherwise di.squalified by these regulations, and who are 
between the ages of six and eighteen years, shall be entitled to 
attend the Public Schools of Paris, the parent or guardian 
furnishing to the vSuperinttndent evidence of their citizenship, 
giving the name, age, and residence of the pupil. 



50 PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

2. Pui)il.s will not he admitted to the public schools until 
their naiiiL'S have i)een properly rej^istered at the Superintendent's 
ollice, or left with the principals of the respective scliools by his 
consent ; but ])npils of the first grade shall be admitted after the 
first six weeks of the annual session only at the beginning of 
each term, ludess they can be classified with such classes as have 
already been formed. 

,V Children not residents of the city, may be admitted by 
paying to the SuiJcrintendenl in advance for each month the fol- 
lowing rates of tuition: Primary grades, |;i.oo per month; 
C.rammar grades, $i.,S<) l)er month; High School, 5^2.00 per 
month. Hut non-resident pupils nuist not be admitted until all 
resident ])U])ils ha\'e been seated. Pupils having only a tempo- 
rary resi(K-nce in the city shall be regarded as nonresident 
'pupils. 

.|. Parents shall furnish iheii' children with the necessary 
books and stationery re(piired by the rules of the school; and no 
child not lluis ])rovided shall be allowed to retain connection with 
the school; provided, that no pupil shall be excluded for such 
cause ludess the parent or guardian shall have one week's notice, 
and be furnished by the teacher with a list of the books or ar- 
ticles neided. 

S. No i)Upil afllic-ted with any contagious disease, or direct- 
ly exposed to liie same, shall be allowed to attend any of the 
])ublic schools. 

(). No pupil of known vicious or immoral character shall 
be ])ermitted to enter or remain in the schools. 

7. Pupils upon admission, nuist enter the classes and grades 
to which they may be assigned, and j)ursue the regular studies of 
sui'h grade, unless otherwise excused by the Superintendent. 

S. Pupils living without the corjiorate limits or in other 
districts, may l)e transferred to the city schools before September 
ist of each year, and receive tuition for five months, paying for 
the remainder of the term, according to section 3, 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 51 

Rules Governing Pupils. 

1. Pupils are required to attend regularly and punctually ; 
to conform quietly to all the rules of the school ; to obey 
promptly all the directions of the teachers ; to refrain from com- 
municating- with each other during school hours, either by speak- 
ing, writing, or signs, without permission of the teacher ; to 
refrain entirely from the use of profane or unchaste language ; to 
be neat and clean in person and attire 

2. Any pupil who shall be absent more than three days, or 
tardy more than six times, in four consecutive weeks, without a 
legitimate excuse from parent or guardian, given in person or by 
written note, shall be suspended by the vSuperintendent ; provided 
that notice of the pupil's delinciuencies shall have been previously 
served ; and an excuse as above shall be given for each and 
every al)sence or tardiness of the pupil. 

3. vSickness of the pupil or in the family, or some urgent 
cause rendering attendance and punctuality impossible or ex- 
tremely inconvenient, shall be regarded as the only legitimate ex- 
cuse for absence or tardiness. 

4. The seat of a pupil who is continually absent or tardy 
from any cause will not be kei)t reserved. 

5. Pupils shall not be permitted (except in urgent cases) to 
leave school to aitend t*^ other duties, nor to leave the school 
grounds at recess without permission from the teacher in charge. 

6. Pupils shall not be permitted (except by special per- 
mission) to enter the school buildings before the teachers are in 
charge of their respective rooms, nor to loiter around the same, 
either before or after school hours ; and they must proceed di- 
rectly and in an orderly manner to and from school. 

7. The pupils must, in all ca.ses, be obedient and respectful 
to their teachers, and polite in their intercourse with each other. 
They must be diligent in study, prompt in recitation, and ob- 
serve propriety of deportment during recesses and in coming to 
and in going from school. 



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pinili'.rs, wiilc ;in\ imliii nl m |niil;iiir l.iiir n;i)'i', m ili.iw ;iiiy 
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tile alioyc Mill ", ran lir ti ".linril only on mh Ii condil ions a', the 
School (.NhiiiiiiI lie anil 'iiipii inlrinli nl iiia\ pi rsri ihc. 

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.scholastic V'HI, oi who i|o not ic cnlci m liool uilliin tin ila\s 
llllci the lie).>,iiilliii).'. Ill the ti IIII, '.hull not lie pciinittcil to ic|oiii 
Ihcii icspei||\c cla'.M". iinlil lhc\ lia\e passed a Sill isliictoi y exam 
iiiat loll on the I cipiii I'd st iidics, 

I I The willlid yiol.ilion ol the iitdin:ii\' i nh ". ol piopiict\' 
lh.it );o\cin );iioil societ\' will lie tiiatcil a', the \iiilation ol a 
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Dulles ol Hic .l.'iiiilors. 

I 'Pile jantlois shall lie tiMiIci the coiittol and diicclionol 
Ihc Siipei inti-tidciit and I'l iiicipals ol Ihcdilicicnl schools. 

9, ThcN' ^.h.lll sweep I hoi mi); 111 \ cxci \' school looin, h.ill, 
^.laiI\vay, <tc., at least once each d.i\ , the sta ii w a\-,s, halls, and 



PA HIS rij/ujc scirooLSi. ^i^ 



walks oi'tciuT ir lu-cvssary, and willi a cloth or l( atlicr duster re 
move- all dust every moniing from the desks, seats, chairs, etc. 

3. Thry sliall have th<' sdiool lootiis properly heated and 
cleaned, and k ady lor ociiipaiicy lor tcachcis and ]iiipils at least 
tinrly niinnlcs Ixd'orc liic opi-nin^^ oi' the morning session ; erase 
all marks of every desiription from huildiiij^s and fences ; shall 
see that no pnpil returns to the house or yard after the close of 
school, unless hy |)ii mission of the I'lineipal or Siipei intendeut, 
or unless they are satisfied the i)Upil has a good reason for so 
doiuj^ ; and in all cases they must accomi^any the pupil while on 
the premises. 

4. 'I'hey shall wash or siinl) the floors of the- rooms, h.alls, 
and stairways once each month, or as (jften as the Superintend- 
ent may direct, and shall wash all the inside woodwork and win- 
dows at least three 1 imes dm in;.', the year. They shall keep all 
out lioiisi s i)eik(tly neat and clean, sweeping and seruhhing 
them as often as the Superintendent may direct. 

5. They shall remain in or convenient to the school hnilding 
duiin;', the rej.Mdai sessions of the schools, and sh.all pei iorni 
pionii)tlv wh.ilcver duties may he assigned to them. 

^^ They sh.all keep the yards and surrounding walks clean 
andlrerlioni rnhhish, .and attend to anything .and everything 
that may m.aki- the school iHuldinj's and premises healthful, ni-.at, 
attia( tive, and condoi table. 

7. At the close of the school year they sh.all leave every- 
thing in condition for the In-jMnninj; of the next session of the 
school, .and return .all keys to the Superintendent's office. 



54 PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 



BY=LAWS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 



Section i. The members of the Board of Trustees shall 
meet and organize each year on the second Tuesday in May, next 
succeeding the annual school election. 

Sec. 2. The regular officers of the Board shall consist of a 
President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Superintendent of Schools ; 
the Superintendent, Secretary and Treasurer to be elected at the 
first regular meeting of the Board each year, or as .soon there- 
after as practicable. 

Sec. 3. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held on 
the second Tuesday of each month, and the meeting occurring 
on the .second Tuesday in May shall be the first regular meeting 
of the year. Special meetings of the Board may be held on the 
call of the President or any three members of the Board. 

Sec. 4. At the first regular meeting of the Board each 
year, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the President, unless 
otherwise provided by resolution, shall appoint the following 
standing committees, each to consist of two members : 

1. A Committee on Finance, Claims and Accounts. 

2. A Committee on Teachers, Course of Study, and Text- 

books, 

3. A Committee on School Property, Repairs, and Insurance. 

4. A Committee on Rules, Grievances, and Complaints. 

THE PRESIDENT. 

Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at 
all meetings of the Board, preserve order, enforce the rules, 
sign all contracts, sign all warrants drawn on the Treasurer, and 
appoint all Committees when not otherwise provided for. In 
case of the absence or disability of the President, a President 
pro tern, shall be elected by the Board, who shall perform the du- 
ties of the President. 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 55 

THE TREASURER. 

Sec. 6. The duties of the Treasurer shall be such as are 
recognized and imposed by the State laws governing such office. 

THE SECRETARY. 

Sec. 7- It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep and 
record the proceedings of the Board in a book kept for that pur- 
pose , prepare and serve all notices on the members ; carefully 
preserve all books, papers, reports, letters, bonds, deeds, leases, 
contracts, and documents of every kind, belonging to the Board. 
He shall keep the books and accounts of the Board in a manner 
designated by the Board. He shall prepare and countersign all 
warrants on the Treasurer, and keep a record of the same. 

THE SUPERINTENDENT. 

Sec. 8. The Superintendent shall be elected at the first 
regular meeting of each year, or as soon thereafter as practica- 
ble. He shall devote himself exclusively to the duties of his 
office ; he shall exercise a general supervision over the public free 
schools of the city, and to this end shall make daily visits to the 
schools under his control, examine into their condition and prog- 
ress, and see that all rules prescribed for their government are 
faithfully observed. He shall assign all teachers elected by the 
Board to such positions as in his judgment the interest of the 
schools demands. He shall report in writing at the end of every 
month, or whenever required by the Board, giving a detailed 
statement of the condition and prospects of the schools, and 
recommending such measures for their improvement as he may 
deem advisable. Such report shall give a list of schools and 
their teachers and the number of pupils. He shall attend all 
sessions of the Board. He shall prepare the forms necessary for 
school registers, books of record, and blanks for the use of teach- 
ers. He shall supervise and certify to the monthly pay rolls of 
the teachers of the several schools. He shall make an annual 
report of the progress and condition of the schools. 



56 PARIS PUBLIC SCBOOLS. 

Duties of Committees. 

FINANCE COMMITTEE. 

Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Finance, 
Claims and Accounts to contract for and purchase all supplies 
for the schools, to recommend to the Board such measures of 
finance as shall seem to them expedient. They shall prescribe 
the manner in which the accounts and financial papers of the 
Board shall be kept. They shall make the estimates of expendi- 
tures and of the amount necessary to be raised for annual ex- 
penses ; and in general shall consider and report upon all finan- 
cial matters referred to them. They shall examine all bills or 
claims referred to them by the Board, and report thereon as soon 
as practicable. 

committee on teachers. 

Sec. 10. The Committee on Teachers, Course of Study, and 
Text books, shall, in connection with the vSuperintendent, ex- 
amine into the qualifications of all applicants for places as teach- 
ers in the public schools, and they shall recommend to the Board 
for election such as they deem competent and desirable. They 
shall have the power to make temporary appointments to fill va- 
cancies occurring, but such appointments shall be reported to the 
Board at its next meeting for approval. It shall also be their 
duty to recommend, from time to time, such improvtments in the 
course of study, and such changes in the text-books used in the 
schools, as may be deemed expedient ; but no chringe shall be 
made except at a regular meeting of the Bi ard, and upon a vote 
of the majority of the whole Board in favor thereof. 

COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL HOUSES, ETC 

Sec. II. The Committee on School Houses, Repairs, and 
Insurance, shall hav^e supervision of school sites and buildings ; 
recommend appropriate sites for school houses ; prepare and sub- 
mit to the Board plans and specifications for the erection of such 
houses as shall be ordered by the Board, and cause all contracts 



PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 57 

for the performance of the work to be duly executed. They 
shall have charge of all repairs and alterations ordered, and shall 
proceed to make the same upon their own motion when of a nec- 
essary character. They shall recommend to the Board all things 
appertaining to insurance. 

COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES, ETC. 

Sec. 12. The Committee on Rules Grievances, and Com- 
plaints, shall recommend to the Board such amendments to ex- 
isting rules, or such new rules as may be deemed wise and judic- 
ious for the better government of the Board or the public schools. 
They shall also investigate and de. ide upon all complaints and 
appeals and report to the Board their decision for the approval of 
the Board. But all complaints and grievances shall first be made 
to the Superintendent, and shall be in writing. They shall also 
report to the Board for expulsion any pupil who may deserve 
such expulsion ; and all expulsions of pupils and dismissal of 
teachers shall be by vote of the Board. 

Sec. 13. Upon the call of any two members the yeas and 
nays may be taken. 

Sec. 14. Four members shall constitute a quorum author- 
ized to transact the business of the Board, and the President, as 
a member, shall be entitled to vote upon all questions, and in 
case of a tie he shall be entitled to an additional vote, as Presi- 
dent. 



58 PARIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 

Order of Business. 

Sec. 15. The order of business shall be as follows: 

1. Roll call. 

2. Reading the minutes of last meeting. 

3. Reports and suggestions of Superintendent. 

4. The reading of all letters and communications. 

5. Reports of standing committees in their order, as named 
in Section 4. 

6. Reports of special committees by seniority of appointment. 

7. Unfinished Business. 

8. Miscellaneous Business, 
g. Adjournment. 

Sec 16. Any motion to amend these By-Laws shall be re- 
ferred to the Committee on Rules and Grievances, and lie over 
one month before action is taken thereon, unless by unanimous 
vote of the Board ; and whenever any rule is amended the rule 
as amended shall take the place of the old rule, and the old rule 
stand repealed. 

■ Sec 17. The Board, in all matters not otherwise .-pecified, 
shall be subject to the general rules of parliamentary law. 



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